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Instead of just studying history, let’s think about HerStory too! In this uplifting and inspiring book, children can learn about 50 intrepid women from around the world and throughout history, including: Queen Elizabeth I, one of England’s most famous monarchs; Harriet Tubman, the civil rights pioneer who led many enslaved people to freedom; Frida Kahlo, the trailblazing Mexican painter; Rosalind Franklin, the British chemist who discovered the structure of DNA. With a range of pioneering careers – from astronauts to activists, musicians to mathematicians and many more – young readers will be inspired to follow their own dreams and to make the world a better place.
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Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth book in the series, will
revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events
of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the
Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
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Seventeen-year-old self-taught artist Evie heads to Venice on an
art exchange, where Leonardo, her host's son, looks down his nose
at Evie. Her only comfort is online, where she shares her art with
an anonymous online crush.
But when she's assigned a project with Leonardo, she starts to question
her feelings – both online and off …
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Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray was prepared for a death sentence not a proposal. After killing the king, marriage to his son, Kitt, was the last thing she – or the kingdom – expected. But in her role as the queen, Paedyn would have the chance to unite Ilya and create a kingdom where Ordinaries live alongside Elites without fear. With a decision looming, Paedyn battles between her head, heart, and the hidden Trials she now faces. Through it all, KaiAzer fights to call her his, even if it means defying his king. Are vows stong enough to unite a kingdom? Or will betrayal break them? The choice between sacrifice and self has never been more difficult – or deadly.
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A dark and twisty romantasy thriller, perfect for fans of The Inheritance Games, Succession and One Of Us is Lying from the bestselling author of Good Girls Die First.
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An ode to female friendship and girlhood, this is the YA debut from YouTuber, podcaster and presenter, G. Forsyth Read, perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
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Once there was a little girl who dreamed of dancing. Of skipping
over rooftops and pirouetting round the moon. One day the girl sees
the ballet practice for Swan Lake, and decides that all she wants
is to become a ballerina…
An enchanting picture book about following your dreams, written by
CBeebies' presenter Cerrie Burnell.
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Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her.
One for every boy she's ever loved. The letters are for her eyes
only. Until the day they are mailed, and suddenly Lara Jean's love
life goes from imaginary to out of control.
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Journey through history, from the Renaissance to the Second World War, and across the globe, from Cornwall to Manhattan, Nigeria, Japan and more, to discover the stories of women who changed the world with their incredible art. You’ll learn about the extraordinary lives of freedom fighters, game changers and adventurers – and be astounded by the art they made, with its striking landscapes, hidden messages and calls for women’s rights.
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Adriana knows that if she can manage to keep her head down for the next seven months, she might be able to get through her sentence in the Compass juvenile detention center. Thankfully, she’s allowed to keep her journal, where she writes down her most private thoughts when her feelings get too big. Until the day she opens her journal and discovers that her thoughts are no longer so private. Someone has read her writings – and has written back. A boy who lives on the other side of the gender-divided detention center. A boy who sparks a fire in her to write back. Jon’s story is different than Adriana’s; he’s already been at Compass for years and will be in the system for years to come. Still, when he reads the words Adriana writes to him, it makes him feel like the walls that hold them in have melted away.
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School golden boy Riley North is found dead. The funeral director’sson, Guy ‘Reaper’ Mortimer is accused. Determined to clear hisname, Reaper teams up with Samira, Bunsen, Snake and Betty. Theyunravel the twisted layers of school, where secrets hide and deceptionis rife. But someone is determined to expose the truth – onedeadly sin at a time.
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I didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado – taking you with it – you have no choice but to go along, you know? Sure, I’ve read the books. I’ve seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There’s still a road of yellow brick – but even that’s crumbling. What happened? Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.
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When a shy young girl attends a school program to read to a horse called Snow, she doesn’t know what to expect – other than to be nervous about reading aloud. Her words often get stuck, but Snow’s calm and reassuring company slowly builds her confidence. ‘Rain and the Reading Horse’ is a beautiful celebration of a girl’s relationship with a horse and the slow but persistent ways we can confront our fears.
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The fire wasn’t Marlowe Wexler’s fault. Dates should be hot, but not hot enough to warrant literal firefighters. Akilah, the girl Marlowe has been in love with for years, will never go out with her again. No one dates an accidental arsonist. With her house-sitting career up in flames, it seems the universe owes Marlowe a new summer job, and that’s how she ends up at Morning House, a mansion built on an island in the 1920s and abandoned shortly thereafter. It’s easy enough, giving tours. Low risk of fire. High chance of getting bored talking about stained glass and nut cutlets and Prohibition. Oh, and the deaths. Did anyone mention the deaths? Maybe this job isn’t such a gift after all. Morning House has a horrific secret that’s been buried for decades, and now the person who brought her here is missing. All it takes is one clue to set off a catastrophic chain of events.
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A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, theor of Smile!
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Awarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze trotters after a vote by their classmates on Facebook, Mireille, Astrid and Hakima are officially the three ugliest girls in their school, but does that mean they’re going to sit around crying about it? Well, yes, a bit, but not for long! Climbing aboard their bikes, the trio set off on a summer roadtrip to Paris, their goal: a garden party with the French president. As news of their trip spreads they become stars of social media and television. With the eyes of the nation upon them the girls find fame, friendship and happiness, and still have time to consume an enormous amount of food along the way.
